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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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